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[QUOTE="omniorange, post: 2757489, member: 636"]
Here's the biggest difference between the Big Ten and the ACC for me (in other words another useless factoid upcoming  ;) ):

This week marked the 26th time there has been a CFP ranking.  The ACC now has had every team but Wake ranked in the Top 25 at least once in those 26 rankings.  The exception is Wake.  The Big Ten has had five teams that haven't been ranked at all - Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and Rutgers.  So it's not just the East division (which is the true powerhouse) but the West as well (which hasn't been as near as good as the East) where Wisconsin and Iowa have dominated with Northwestern the surprise with 11 appearances out of 26.

It is both the frustrating (lack of true football powerhouses in comparison with SEC and B1G) and the glorious part of being in the ACC.  Every team can have a glimmer of hope getting to a NY6 Bowl one year even well into the football season.

Just need one (or two) more perceived football powerhouses, but they should be the weakest of the lot to keep hope alive.  Step on down (or up) Notre Dame and/or Penn State.

Cheers,
Neil
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